The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-19

Dr.. Seymour, pastor Of the Methodist ptsco-
pal church, aud Mrs. Fannie j. Henry, wife
OF the editor Of the Argus. The lady has for
years been the organist and . leading mtm.
Der OF the church. Che leaves q husband and
two children, while Seymour deserts . wife
and three children.
The says the tent in which Revs. Hosler and
Schulz, Seven Day Adventists from Nebraska,
were holding revival services at Winona, /
Minnesota, was attacked by q mob of 900
Germans and Polanders Sunday night and
pulled down. The congregation resisted and
q free fight ensued, In which several persons
were hurt. The foreigners objected to a Re.
ligious observance of Sunday.
Commissioner McClaughy, !Ochs, Lcydcr,
Van Pclt, Wren and Wasserman and Warden
Varncll. the Cook county boodlers, were each
sentenced to serve two years In the penttent.
larry and to pay = fine ote1,OOO. Commissions
ers Mccarthy, Oliver, Cssselman and Cells
were each fined $1,000 without imprisonment.
A motion for q new trial was entered. The
defendants who got of with a fine were adj
mltted to bail.
Before the Pacific investigation Wednes.
day, Lloyd FERRIS, president of Wells, Fargo
express, gave the terms of the contracts by
which the Pacific Express company vent out
Of existence. The one-third of the Wells,
Fargo stock mentioned Tuesday went to
Sanford, Bacon, Croker, Hopkins, Hunting
ton and himself. Since the consolidation the
Wells, Fargo company has had the exclusive
ex.rcss business of the Central Pacific.
On Wednesday q burglar was captured at
vcrmiliion, Dakota, who had taken in several
towns in Dakota, doing a thriving business
in his line, INT travelling as a common
tramp. Several hundred dollars worth Of
money, jewelry and valuable property was
found on his person, as well as q complete
outfit Of his work, including q bottle of
chloroform and a stven-shooter. His cap
ture is considered an important piece If
work.
A heavy rain fell four miles east Of Pierre,
Dakota, Wednesday night. The section house
al Norbert was struck by lightning and
burned down. The piling Of the railroad
bridge at Dry Run was washed out and a
freight train which left Pierre al 9:40 this
morning had five cars thrown from the track.
The engine and one car passed over safely.
The passenger train following was tagged III
time to avoid the wreck. Alleast-bound traius
were delayed ten hours.
Milbrook, Graham county, twenty miles
from Kansas City, was almostdestroyed about
shutdown Thursday by a straight wind coming
from slightly west Of north. The place COM
tains about 500 inhabitants. Only one house,
u residence, escaped serious damage. Onc
person, n boy three years old, was killed.
About twenty-five were irjurcd. Some sus-
tanned broken limbs, but only one of the in
iured is likely to DE. This is w. B. Keith, a
furniture dealer of Wakecry.
Mr.. A. ID. Da-
kota, a former resident of Belle Plaine, To-,
met with a very serious accident on Tuesday.
while operating a hand drill in search of
water. The drill became fast, anda sudden
jerk of the rope in the hands of his assistant,
the MINDLESS handle flew around and struck
Mr.. Fanton on the right cheek bone, crush
ing it SO comletely as to render medical
skill Of no aid. He lies in a prccarious con-
dition. He is a very highly respected and
wcll-to-do farmer.
The Maxwell Land Grant company has sub
mittci to settlers on that grant. who are
nearly all cattlcmcn, a proposition to buy
them out In the form of an agreement be-
tween the company and the settlers, which is
being r%umcrously signed, and promises to
solve the difficulty now existing. 1t is agreed
that the company shall deposit $4,000 at the
at the disposal Of j.. B. Dawson to be used in
carrying out the agreement. The settlers will
then at once begin to gather, brand and de-
liy.r their cattle to NJ. NJ. Pels, agent of the
company, for which will be paid, on delivery,
IS head, delivery to include everythine,
even this years calves. and ZIG a head more
b., May Is, 1855. Five per cent. of i2l a head
| will be deducted for winter loss on cattle de
livered this fall. Cows aud calves Of 1855 are
to be counted only us one head within sixty
days after the cattle hav II been delivered.
There are between al, 900 aud 100, 600 head of
cattle OH the grant.
The west bound express train was robbed
Wednesday night thirty miles westof Tucson,
Atizona. The train was ditchcd and the cx-
press car robbed BY four robbers. The sheriff
and posse are un a trail which leads to the
Riucon mountains. The robbery occurred ut
| the same point where the west bound express
was robbed in April. The train was running
| slow and the robbers turned q switch, throw
ing tle engine and Que car off the track, but
not causing serious damage. Two Of the rob.
b rs then guarded each side of the train Will.
Winchester rifles, allowing none to emerge
from the cars, while the other two went to the
express car. TIL messenger would not open
tue door ard the robbers blew il open with u
giant cartridge and robbed the safe OF about
$500. They did not injurc the mail agent
or express messenger. From the description
they are thought to be the same men whocom-
! United the robbery in April. Rewards have
zen offered and a posse is on the trail.
WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Logan's health is very much i'm
proved. ~
The president will visit Memphis, T'enncs.
see, during his western trip.
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